Hi Pam, Hard to say who the first actually was... Medeiros is a very common name and the only people that ever get recorded are nobility. Rui Vaz de Medeiros may have been the earliest recorded Medeiros to arrive in S. Miguel. He was born in Ponte de Lima, Portugal, and married in Madeira. Rodrigo Rodrigues refers to Gaspar Frutuoso's account of him as being one of the earliest settlers in S. Miguel. He arrived along with his wife, Anna Goncalves de Mendonca, circa 1474, and, Rui Goncalves da Camara, third Captain Donatary of S. Miguel. He lived at first next to the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Esperanca, and moved to Ponta Garca after the death of his wife. I list him as my 12th GGF. The Medeiros line dates back at least to 1200, in north central Portugal, where there actually is a place named Medeiros.
On Dec 27, 12:50 am, Pam Santos <pamsanto...@gmail.com> wrote: > Does anyone know who the first Medeiros that came to the Azores was? I had > a cousin who emailed me asking, which I don't know. -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
